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Not all in your head: digestive problems in HD
4 min read
Huntington's disease mice absorb less nutrition from food – which might help explain why human patients lose weight.
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Chubby mice reveal the importance of the hypothalamus in Huntington's disease
6 min read
Huntington's disease mice are fat but HD patients lose weight – is a brain area called the hypothalamus to blame?
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What do sheep brains have to do with HD?
7 min read
How smart are sheep, and why do HD researchers care?
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Anti-nausea drug helps cells with the HD mutation stay healthy in a surprising way
4 min read
Anti-nausea drug meclizine protects cells with the HD mutation from death by reducing cellular energy production
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Memantine in HD: dose is everything
4 min read
Memantine, a drug already used in Alzheimer’s disease, might help in HD, but a mouse study shows dose is everything.